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　　Mr. and Mrs. Stokes were sitting in the garden of their London home when I arrived to interview them and their fourteen-year-old son Carl. But Carl was working upstairs. “He doesn't often leave his room,” his mother explained.

　　At the moment Carl is working on a programme for a new computer game. Computers have become his whole life. In the last year Carl has earned over ￡25000 from writing programmes. “When did he buy the computer?” I wondered. “We bought it for him eighteen months ago for his birthday,”said Mr. Stokes. “We didn't know what we were doing. Our son has changed. Eighteen months ago he didn't see a computer. Now he doesn't talk about anything else. And we don't understand a thing about computers.” “And do you think it's good for him?” was my question. “No, we don't. We worry about him,” said Mrs. Stokes. “He doesn't have any other interests now. And he hasn't done any work for school exams.” Carl's parents don't understand computers, but Carl certainly does. “I love computers,” he said, “I soon got tired of playing games though. I like writing programmes much better. I've got three computers now. I bought two more, I didn't earn much at first, but now I do. My parents make me put most of it in the bank.”

1．The Stokes bought their son the computer ________.

[　　]

A．to make him study better

B．as a present

C．to make him interested in it

D．to make some money for them

2．From the passage we know that the Stokes ________.

[　　]

A．used to help Carl with his lessons

B．regretted having bought Carl a computer

C．were good at computers

D．earned much money by writing programmes themselves

3．Carl used to ________.

[　　]

A．spend much time playing computer games

B．help his parents do housework

C．write programmes day and night

D．show little interest in his homework

4．Carl is probably ________.

[　　]

5．Carl spends most of his time working by the computer because ________.

[　　]

A．he doesn't like to talk much

B．he can help support his family

C．he is interested in the computer

D．he wants to earn enough money to buy better computer

Ⅰ．听力情景反应：根据听到的内容选择正确答案。

1．

[　　]

A．Not at all.　　B．Certainly.　　C．You're welcome.

2．

[　　]

A．He's writing.　　B．He's doing OK.　　C．He's a teacher.

3．

[　　]

A．Last week.　　B．Yesterday evening.　　C．Sometimes.

4．

[　　]

A．Spring.　　B．Summer.　　C．Autumn.

5．

[　　]

A．Yes, I do.

B．Yes, I like summer.

C．No, I like spring better than summer.

Ⅱ．听力对话理解：根据听到的对话内容回答问题。

6．Where does this conversation probably take place?

[　　]

A．On the street.

B．At a department store.

C．In a college.

7．Where is John probably now?

[　　]

A．In the classroom.

B．At the hairdresser's.

C．In his bedroom.

8．What is Henry going to do?

[　　]

A．Visit Betty.

B．Ask Betty to come.

C．Ring up Betty.

9．What's the man's problem?

[　　]

A．He can't do anything.

B．He isn't good at tidying the room.

C．He can't do everything with hands.

10．What does the woman want the man to do?

[　　]

A．Turn on the TV.

B．Turn off the TV.

C．Make the volume of the TV low.

Ⅲ．听力篇章理解：根据听到的长对话或短文回答问题。

听第11段材料，回答11～13小题。

11．Who is ill in hospital?

[　　]

A．Jim's aunt.

B．Ann's aunt.

C．Ann's uncle.

12．What does Jim decide to do at last?

[　　]

A．Tell Ann the way.

B．Ask a policeman.

C．Go together with Ann.

13．How will they go to the hospital?

[　　]

A．By bus.　　B．On foot.　　C．By bike.

听第12段材料，回答14～16小题。

14．What was the man's excuse for having been late this time?

[　　]

A．His clock was broken.

B．He forgot to set alarm clock(闹钟).

C．His alarm clock did not work.

15．What had they planned to do that night?

[　　]

A．Go to the cinema.

B．Go to the park.

C．Go to the theatre.

16．What can we see from the dialogue?

[　　]

A．The man is honest.

B．The man is impolite.

C．The man is dishonest.

听第13段材料，回答17～20小题。

17．What are the people all over the world doing?

[　　]

A．They are building their cities.

B．They are busy working.

C．They are moving into new cities.

D．They are busy traveling.

18．How about today's cities?

[　　]

A．They are very beautiful.

B．They're very modern.

C．They are very dangerous.

D．They're very crowded.

19．Where are many of these new cities being built?

[　　]

A．They are being built in America.

B．They are being built in China.

C．They are being built in England.

D．They are being built all over the world.

20．Who have tried to make their new cities nice places to live in?

[　　]

A．The Americans.

B．The English.

C．The Chinese.

D．People all over the world.

“BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.

　 We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.

　 The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I wandered aimlessly.

　 A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.

　 But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always puts his opinions and codes of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.

　 I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on, there were no people in the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.

　 I thought to myself, “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”

　 In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. I couldn’t stand his outrageous(蛮横的)words, “I can’t throw you away, let alone these old papers?”

　 All the lights were off except father’s.

　 Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret. After an argument he had the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucked me underneath the covers.

　 This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.

　 The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had thought between us did not exist at all. Love—it second to none.

46. Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.

　 a. I opened the door and entered the house.

　 b. Sadly I ran out into the street.

　 c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.

　 d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.

　 e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

A. b, e, d, c, a　　　 B. b, e, c, d, a　　　　　　

C. b, e, a, c, d　　　 D. b, e, c, a, d

47. What made the writer think of his childhood?

　 A. The sight of the street lights.　　　

B. The sight of the empty street.

　 C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms.

　 D. The sight of light in his own house.

48. Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?

　 A. perhaps the father is getting older and older.

B. perhaps the son has already grown up.

　 C. perhaps they never agree with each other.

D. perhaps the father has got used to doing that.

49. According to the passage what does “Love—it’s second to none” mean ?

A. 爱是至高无上的 B. 爱是第二位的　

C. 爱并没有什么 D. 爱就是没什么

50. What conclusion(结论) can you come to after reading the passage?

　 A. The father treats his son in an unfair way.

B. The father is actually kind to his son.

　 C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.

D. The father is always finding fault with his son.